Saturday, December 11, 2021

Timerick: Inflation Hits Workers Already Worn Down by Covid-19

 


I put some gas into the tank

to drive myself to the blood bank;

where they buy plasma by the quart,

so I could pay my child support.


I will not eat fast food no more.

It's not my health, it's that I'm poor

and french fries cost more than I care

to spend on food -- I'll just eat air.


At work they've killed all overtime.

The price of stamps is now a crime.

A new car is beyond my scope.

I've turned into a misanthrope.


A hermit in the dark until

I can pay the 'lectric bill.

The only thing that's costing less

are nervous breakdowns from the stress.

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